Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Valtènesi
Appellation
Valtènesi is an appellation in Italy across 16 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Groppello Di Mocasina and Groppello Gentile. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 2011-12-21 Area 37,209 ha registered outline Extent N–S × E–W 29.44 × 20.91 km Centre 45.5160° N, 10.5184° E Grapes Ancellotta, Barbera, Bonarda, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Corvina, Croatina, Dolcetto, Erbanno, Fortana, Franconia, Freisa, Groppello Di Mocasina, Groppello Di S. Stefano, Groppello Gentile, Lagrein, Lambrusco Di Sorbara, Lambrusco Grasparossa, Lambrusco Maestri, Lambrusco Marani, Lambrusco Salamino, Lambrusco Viadanese, Maiolina, Marzemino, Merlot, Meunier, Molinara, Montepulciano, Moradella, Mornasca, Moscato Di Scanzo, Nebbiolo, Negrara, Petit Verdot, Pignola, Pinot Nero, Raboso Veronese, Rebo, Rondinella, Sangiovese, Schiava Gentile, Schiava Grigia, Schiava Grossa, Schiava, Serbina, Syrah, Teroldego, Uva Rara, Vespolina Other grapes Bellagna, Cabernet Carbon, Cabernet Cortis, Cabernet Eidos, Cabernet Volos, Carmenere, Grappello Ruberti, Iasma Eco 1, Iasma Eco 2, Incrocio Terzi N.1, Julius, Merera, Merlot Kanthus, Prior, Rossola Nera Max yield 74.8 hl/ha Min planting density 4,400 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 5.2 km north of Desenzano del Garda Nearest city 24 km east of Brescia 200,423 people To the sea 140 km Rivers nearby Mincio (15 km) Lakes nearby Garda (0.8 km) Same latitude Tualatin Hills (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 62–960 m Mean elevation 164 m Measured over the whole outline on 130,294 elevation cells of about 54 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
Wines and grape rules Red Groppello Di Mocasina Groppello Gentile
max 74.8 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Red Groppello Di Mocasina Groppello Gentile
max 74.8 hl/ha · min 4,400 vines/ha
Bedrock Unconsolidated sediments82% Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)18% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 16 Bedizzole Calvagese Della Riviera Desenzano Del Garda Gavardo Lonato Del Garda Manerba Del Garda Moniga Del Garda Muscoline Padenghe Sul Garda Polpenazze Del Garda Puegnago Sul Garda Roè Volciano Salò San Felice Del Benaco Soiano Del Lago Villanuova Sul Clisi Wineries · 8 Azienda Agricola Cà Granda Azienda Agricola Pasini San Giovanni Azienda Agricola Pilandro Cantina Marsadri Cantine Scolari Famiglia Olivini Monte Cicogna Turina From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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